A Bark In The Park-Doggin' America's National Parkways

The National Park Service has created two long-distance parkways that are dog-friendly and perfect for your next canine vacation. The granddaddy, the Blue Ridge Parkway that runs down the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia to Tennessee is the country's most visited national park. Although dogs are not welcome in Great Smoky National Park at the southern terminus the rest of the 400-mile parkway is mostly open to your dog, including all the campgrounds.

A bit further to the wes...